Adobe 29180155 - Photoshop Elements 4.0, Tutorial

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Painting tools
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Use the Brush tool
Use the Pencil tool
Use the Impressionist Brush tool
Use the Smudge tool
Use the Eraser tool
Use the Magic Eraser tool
Use the Background Eraser tool
Use the Brush tool
The Brush tool creates soft or hard strokes of color. You can use it to simulate airbrush techniques. (If you don’t see it in the toolbox, select either
the Impressionist Brush or the Color Replacement tool , and then click the Brush tool icon in the Tool Options bar.)
1. Select a color to paint by setting the foreground color.
2. From the Draw section in the toolbox, select the Brush tool.
3. Specify Brush tool options in the Tool Options bar as desired, and then drag within the image to paint.
To draw a straight line, click a starting point in the image. Then hold down Shift and click an ending point.
You can specify any of the following Brush tool options:
Airbrush Mode Enables airbrush capabilities. This option applies gradual tones to an image, simulating traditional airbrush
techniques.
Brush Sets the brush tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brush drop-down, and
then select a brush thumbnail.
Size Sets the size of the brush in pixels. Drag the Size slider or enter a size in the text box.
Opacity Sets the opacity of the paint you apply. A low opacity setting allows pixels under a paint stroke to show through.
Drag the slider, or enter an opacity value.
Mode Specifies how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image.
Tablet Options Sets the options to control with your stylus if you are using a pressure sensitive drawing tablet instead of a
mouse.
Brush Settings Sets additional brush options.
Use the Pencil tool
The Pencil tool creates hard-edged freehand lines.
1. Select a color to paint by setting the foreground color.
2. From the Draw section in the toolbox, select the Pencil tool.
3. Set Pencil tool options in the Tool Options bar, as desired, and then drag within the image to paint.
To draw a straight line, click a starting point in the image. Then hold down Shift and click an ending point.
You can specify any of the following Pencil tool options:
Brush tip Sets the tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brush drop-down, and
then select a brush thumbnail.
Size Sets the size of the brush in pixels. Drag the Size slider or enter a size in the text box.
Opacity Sets the opacity of the paint you apply. A low opacity setting allows pixels under a paint stroke to show through.
Drag the slider, or enter an opacity value.
Mode Specifies how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image.
Auto Erase If you begin drawing and drag over an area that doesn’t contain the foreground color, the tool paints with the
foreground color. That is, if we start with color other than foreground color, it paints the foreground color only. Click and paint
on the areas containing the foreground color, pencil paints with the Background color.